2/13/08  Mt. Harrison Repeater Annual Meeting Coming Up
The annual meeting for the Mt. Harrison repeater assoc. is coming up Saturday, Feb. 23 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Perkins Restaurant in Twin Falls.  That's on Blue Lakes Blvd. North.  Anyone and everyone with an interest in the Mt. Harrison repeater is invited and encouraged to attend.  Annual usage donations will be accepted during the meeting. 

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2/13/08  W6OUU gets 6-meter WAS
Jim Kennedy, W6OUU, recently applied for his ARRL Worked All States award on 6 meters!  He said it took him about a year to complete.  It was accomplished mostly on SSB and CW.  Congratulations to Jim for a job well done!     

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2/11/08  Hansen Repeater Update
1.    All interested amateur radio operators please note that the Hansen Repeater (146.760 MHZ)  will be down for maintenance.  It will be down         for about 1 week. 
 
2.  A temporary replacement repeater (old Jerome  Repeater on 146.660 mhz, - shift, no tone required) is installed and operating on Hansen Butte.   The 146.66 machine will give identical coverage of the geographical area.   It is In fact, connected to the Hansen Repeater Antenna.
 
3.   I will let you know when the 146.76 machine is back in service.

73 Dean    KI7CC

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2/10/08 Hansen repeater, 146.76, will be down a few days.
At the club meeting Saturday, Feb. 9th, we decided to put a VOICE ID'er on the Hansen repeater, replacing the CW ID'er.  Dean Etherington, KI7CC, is going to be doing that for the club.  Therefore, the Hansen repeater will be non-operational for a few days while that work is completed.  You may want to use  76-simplex during that time, or you can also use Mt. Harrison, 146.40/00.  Thanks for your patience. 

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2/9/08 Mt. Harrison Repeater Yearly Meeting
The Mount Harrison Repeater yearly meeting will be held Saturday, Feb. 23, from 1100 to 1300 at  Perkins Restaurant on Blue Lakes Blvd. North in Twin Falls.  Everyone who uses the repeater or is a member, please plan to attend.  Yearly donations will also be taken at the meeting.  For more information contact Kenny Johnson, KI7CC.  EMAIL KENNY HERE

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2/9/08 Congratulations are in order!
Saturday Feb. 9th the Snake River Chapter ISRA held a new/upgrade license test session and here are the results:
Brian Croner , KE7LOY, upgraded from Tech to General.
Bob Jacoby, KE7PDT, upgraded from Tech to General
Jim Edwards, KG6GYV, upgraded from Tech to General
Lee Schwendt, KE7IAC, upgraded from General to Extra.

Congratulations to all !   And thanks to the crew of the Snake River Chapter ISRA for conducting these upgrade test sessions.

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2/9/08 Magic Valley Radio Club Meeting
The MVRC meeting for February was held at the Southern Idaho Regional Communications Center.  At the meeting, the club decided to purchase a new APRS antenna for the Hansen repeater site.  Also, Dean Etherington KI7CC, and Lee Kelly, K6ZVA, are going to work on changing the Hansen repeater KC7SNX, from a CW to a  VOICE identifier.  The club is also going to pursue another call sign for special operating events.   Thanks Kelly K7SU

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2/3/08  Working on Repeater for Galena Summit

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2/3/08 Tower for sale
Radio tower for sale.  80 feet of  Navy surplus galvanized surplus tower.  This is made of angle steel legs and cross braces with a built in ladder.  It is about 12 inches across the face and must be guyed every 20 feet.  The guy wire is not included. $275 for the entire tower.  It can be made into two 40 foot towers.  Call Doug (N7JHS) at 208-324-0011 or email n7jhs@arrl.net

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1/19/08  Ham License Exams/Upgrades
The Snake River Chapter, Idaho Society of Radio Amateurs, will be holding an exam session for those wishing to get a ham licence or upgrade.  They will be held Saturday, Feb. 9th Saturday at  9AM at East Minico Middle School.  Contact KK7QC for more info.  EMAIL KK7QC

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1/13/08  Ham Equipment for Sale
Bob Neff, N7ORY, is moving to the Boise area and has some equipment for sale.  Here it is.  Contact him at  208-410-7335

1/13/08  Club Logo
We discussed the club logo at the recent meeting and not everyone knows what it looks like.  Click HERE to see a picture of the club logo.

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1/13/08  MVRC Monthly Meeting
We had about 24 show up for our monthly meeting at Perkins Restaurant Saturday morning, 1/12/08.  That was an excellent turnout.  Thanks to all who came.  Here is a brief rundown of what was discussed and decided.

     Equipment that has been donated to the club will be priced and sold.

     It's fairly unanimous that club members would like some sort of club jacket/logo/call sign so Kelly, K7SU, is going to investigate the best
     way to go along with pricing and report to the club.

     Be thinking of some fun summer activities.  We will be holding Field Day again this year.  Be thinking of a good place to have it if you want
     it someplace other than Harmon park.

     Lee Kelly, K6ZVA, will be contacting SIRCOM.  Our next club meeting may be held there.  Keep checking here for more details.

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1/6/08
On Thursday Jan 10 from 10 to 12 a.m. I will be in an Blaine County emergency local planning meeting. I would love to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Baldy repeater using a handheld on 147.18 If you are available during this time please join in.   73 Joe Yelta, KF7AE

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1/6/08  Vintage Pics of Mt. Harrison Repeater
Gib Sluder of Bellevue, KB7ZA, sent me a collage of pictures of the Mt. Harrison repeater site.  These pictures, according to Gib, are from 1967 or 68.  WOW...I didn't realize that repeater has been on that long.  Anyway the pics are interesting.  In the pics are Ted Goers, (at the time W7ORB  (SK)) and Rex McClain, K7DMZ  (SK). The pics were taken by Gib.  He said he was about 14 years old at the time and it was DANG COLD!  Also, below the Mt. Harrison pics is a pic of some Richfield area hams back in the 50's.  Thanks to Gib, KB7ZA, for a walk down memory lane!  CLICK HERE

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12/29/07 2-Meter SSB Ragchewers Group
For those of you who will be around the evening of January 1, let's go ahead and meet around 7 p.m. on 144.200 USB.  73, Kelly K7SU

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12/29/07  RACES/ARES Net Cancelled for Jan. 1
Lee Kelly, K6ZVA, says there will be no ARES/RACES net for this Tuesday evening, Jan. 1.  Everyone enjoy the New Years holiday and see you back on the net at 7 p.m. Jan 8.

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12/26/07  Straight Key Night
If you want to have a lot of fun on your radio, plan to participate in Straight Key Night (SKN) all day January 1, New Years day.  This is a time when many hams drag out that old straight key they used as a novice or beginner, dust it off and make all kinds of contacts.  I participated in this last year and it is the most fun you can have on ham radio and still be legal.  This is not a contest but rather an operating event.  Most everyone is sending at a slow pace and everyone is encouraged to have an enjoyable ragchew.  No score is kept and no one is in any kind of a hurry.  Although, you are encouraged to contact the ARRL and let them know you participated if you wish.  They like to keep a count on how many participants there were.  This event has been growing every year.  Many participants also fire up their old vintage gear for this event.  It's just a time of good nostalgic fun!  Tune in to any of the bands in the CW portion and you will hear them calling   CQ-SKN.  If you have an appreciation for CW, this will be one event you will keep coming back to.  Hope to see you on!     For more infor on Straight Key Night, CLICK HERE       73,  Kelly   K7Su

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12/26/07  Christmas Party Fun
It looks like everyone had a great time at the MVRC Christmas party at Loong Hing Restaurant.  I want to thank everyone for coming.  Judging by the comments there were more at this party than in any party in recent memory.  I counted 43 dirty plates...  :>)

The club would like  to thank Lee and Bobbie Kelly,  (K6ZVA, KD7JKC) or handling the door prizes and gifts.  I'm already looking forward to our party next year!  :>)  73,  Kelly, K7SU

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12/20/07  MVRC Christmas Party
We will be having our annual Christmas Party at the Loon Hing Restaurant on Saturday, December 22nd, at 6:30 p.m.  Come one..come all..bring a friend, a relative, a spouse, a partner....another ham.  You don't have to be a club member to attend...just be a ham or have an interest in ham radio.  This is a no-host party.  There will be a Chinese buffet, a Mongolian BBQ and you can also order from the menu if you like.  The Loon Hing Restaurant is at 1719 Kimberly Road (formerly the George K's Restaurant.)  If you plan to attend can you send me an email so we can get an idea of how many to expect?  Let me know how many will be attending in your party.  EMAIL KELLY - K7SU

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12/15/07 Items for Sale

12/15/07  Items Needed
Bob Jacoby, KE7PDT, is looking for either a good VHF/UHF coax switch or a VHF/UHF Duplexer.  If you have either or both, give him a
call at 420-2470.

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12/15/07  Idaho Special Olympics Needs Amateur Radio Volunteers
Please CLICK HERE for more on this story.

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12/12/07  Club Jackets
Doug Mcfall, N7JHS, checked on some possible club jackets at Threads in Twin Falls.  Here is his email. 

I was assigned to check with Threads in Twin Falls on the jackets, and here is what I found out.  I talked to Gary, the manager at Threads. 734-2881

He said we can expect the cost to be between $45 and $100.  For the $50-60 range he would suggest the JP-54 jacket.  They are $34, then silk screen or embr. above that.  Log into "threadsusa.com", then click on "company casuals", and search for the JP54.  We need to bring in an example, or a diagram of what we want, and how many colors, then he can give us a firm cost on the number of jackets we want to order.  Name and call sign can go on front, and club name and diagram, such as a tower and antenna or what ever we decide can go on the back.

Here is a link to the JP-54 jacket referred to in Doug's email   CLICK HERE

 It looks pretty slick to me.  What does everyone else think?   Take a look at the link and we will discuss it at our next meeting on January 14th.  
I still have to check out Argo and Jim Kennedy, W6OUU was going to check out another place.    Kelly, K7SU

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12/12/07 2-Meter SSB Ragchew
Several of us from the Magic Valley got together Tuesday night and had a ragchew on 2 meter SSB.  We had a good time.  There were a total of eight of us who checked in during the course of 45 minutes or so.  Here is a list of those who joined the group:
K6ZVA-Lee from the RACES COMM Trailer in Twin Falls, K7SU-Kelly in Twin Falls, KC7QR-Bob in Twin Falls, W6OUU-Jim in Twin Falls, WB7AKX-Dallas in Twin Falls, KD7IYB-Bill in Twin Falls (mobile), W1MDI-Winn north of Fairfield, K7MAI-Walter in Rupert.  We will try it again next Tuesday for sure...right after the ARES/RACES net which is generally concluded by about 7:10.  We meet on 144.200 USB.  Hope you can join us!    73  Kelly, K7SU

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12/12/07  For Sale  SOLD SOLD SOLD
Icom IC-27 2 meter mobile transceiver.  This is a 25 watt mobile complete with mounting bracket, DTMF mic, power cord and manual.  $75  SOLD SOLD SOLD

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12/8/07  Magic Valley Radio Club meeting
We had another good meeting at Lizzy's Restaurant in Jerome Saturday.  They have GREAT food and their hot chocolate is second to none!  Mother nature felt compelled to bless us with a nice blanket of snow and that may have contributed to a few members not being able to make the trip to Jerome but we still had 10 regular members, one new member and a visitor show up.   John Cline (W5USN) from the Boise area attended the meeting which was a nice surprise.   He is the state Public Information Coordinator for the ARRL and he has his hands in a lot of other things ham radio around the state also.  Sherm Stanley, KH8SS, joined the club.  He's been in American Samoa...hence his call.  He is formerly WA6IRN.  At the meeting President Jay Smith gave a workshop on how to fill out a Ham-O-Gram.  This will be useful in times of an emergency.  Those in attendance discussed the following:

     1.  What to do about the donated equipment the club has.  The consensus was to hold off on any decision right now but we may consider selling the stuff giving club members first choice.  Then....??????  You can see most of the stuff HERE.

     2.  We are going to look into getting club jackets with logo's.  We will have a progress report with some proposed plans at the next meeting.

     3.  We are going to start an informal 2-meter SSB get-together on Tuesday evenings right after the ARES/RACES net.  If you have 2-meter SSB capabilities, please join us on or around 144.200,  UPPER sideband.  This is purely for fun....no roll call....just a roundtable rag chew. 

John Cline, W5USN, donated a nice item to the club for someone who is into the digital modes.  It's a very nice RIGBLASTER PRO sound card interface.  This is the top line interface.  You can read about it HERE.  These sell new for $279.95.  If you are a Twin Falls, Burley/Rupert or Wood River Valley club member, buy this one for $100.  Contact me if interested.   Kelly,  K7SU

Don't forget the Christmas Party coming up Dec. 22nd.  Details down the list.

Next club meeting will be held January 12th, at 10 a.m. at the regular meeting place, Perkins Restaurant in Twin Falls.

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12/8/07  Emergency Training Class available
Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS) This 8-hour course is available free of charge to Idaho first responders through Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security grant funding. Plan on attending! Click HERE for more information.  This class would be great for every ham operator in the area. 
 

12/7/07  Pocatello Testing Day
The Pocatello ARRL test session  Saturday, Jan, 12th for those wishing to get a new license or upgrade. Click  this link for all the information
.http://www.pocatelloarc.org/main_page_links/arrl_testing.htm    Tnx,   John, K0IP

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12/5/07  MVRC Christmas Party
We will be having our annual Christmas Party at the Loon Hing Restaurant on Saturday, December 22nd, at 6:30 p.m.  Come one..come all..bring a friend, a relative, a spouse, a partner....another ham.  You don't have to be a club member to attend...just be a ham or have an interest in ham radio.  This is a no-host party.  There will be a Chinese buffet, a Mongolian BBQ and you can also order from the menu if you like.  The Loon Hing Restaurant is at 1719 Kimberly Road (formerly the George K's Restaurant.)  If you plan to attend can you send me an email so we can get an idea of how many to expect?  Let me know how many will be attending in your party.  EMAIL KELLY - K7SU

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12/5/07  MVRC Monthly Meeting
The next meeting will be held December 8th at Lizzy's Restaurant, located at 1030  south Lincoln in Jerome.  Coming from Twin Falls take the first exit to Jerome, drive north a couple miles.  Lizzy's is in the same shopping mall as Ridley's Grocery Store and D&B Supply. Time is 10 a.m.   Club President Jay Smith, W7BMS, will give us instructions on how to fill out a radiogram.  You will need to have a hard copy of the ARRL radiogram.  You can CLICK HERE to download a copy.   I will be bringing the items that the club is selling for the Joe Herring estate,  WI5E.  You can see a list of the items HERE.  We may also discuss some other issues such as:

*  Club Jackets
*  Selling items donated to the club
*  2 or 6 meter SSB net.
*  Any items you want to discuss.

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12/2/07
If anyone has the study material for EXTRA class ticket, please contact Lee, KE7IAC.

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12/1/07  ANTENNA PARTY
Friday afternoon, 11/30/07, we had an antenna raising party for Ben Bunch KJ7HW.  It was a little chilly but it only took us a little over 2 hours to put together and raise the GAP vertical antenna.  Those who participated in the "last minute" adventure were  Ben - KJ7HW,  Bob - KC7QR, Lee - WB7CYO and Kelly - K7SU. 

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12/1/07  INTERESTING EMAIL I RECEIVED  12/1/07

11/29/07  SILENT KEY 
Kenneth J. Hastings (W7NPO), 85, Nampa, formerly of Burley, died Monday, Nov.26, 2007, in Coeur d'Alene. Graveside Services will be at 2PM Friday at the Pleasant View Cemetery, with military rites provided by the Mini-Cassia Veterans and Auxiliary. Friends may call from Noon - 1:30PM Friday prior to the service at Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., Burley.

Published in the Idaho Press Tribune on 11/28/2007.

Michael Worth
K9NSP@voiceofidaho.org
Public Affairs Officer
Voice of Idaho ARC

 

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11/23/07  ITEMS FOR SALE
The XYL of Joe Herring (WI5E) has some items of her late husband she would like to sell.  There are several pictures of the items so if you have a slow connection it may take awhile to load.  Please CLICK HERE to go to the page and see the items.

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11/23/07  SNAKE RIVER CHAPTER ISRA CHRISTMAS PARTY
This year's Christmas Dinner of the Snake River Chapter ISRA will again be held at the Perkins Restaurant, located just off of I-84 exit 208, in Burley, Idaho. It will take place on Saturday, Dec 15th, starting at 6:30pm.  Any Hams and their families who wish to are encouraged to join us, you do not need to be a club member.  For more information please contact Howard Sutton, W7WKL, at 208-436-0677 or myself, Don Frasher, AD7LL, at 208-878-5208.

Thanks, and Happy Holidays !
 

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11/22/07  RECRUITING NEW HAMS
We've discussed in our club meetings the need to recruit new YOUNG hams to keep the hobby going.  On an eHam.net thread there is an interesting discussion about that very topic and that maybe we are wasting our time trying to recruit the kids who seem to be more interested in XBOX, computers, cell phones and the myriad of other things they have available to them today.  On the other hand, I was in the local Radio Shack store recently and heard an older retired gentleman ask the young sales clerk if RS still handled any kind of 2-meter ham equipment.  Of course, the kid had no idea what he was talking about.  So I took the opportunity to butt in and take over the conversation....tell the gentleman about the ham club and that the club actually had a couple of donated 2-meter rigs we might be able to fix him up with.  He said he wasn't a ham yet but was working towards it now that he was retired and had the time.  At any rate...I'm not saying we need to abandon the effort of trying to recruit the kids but read at least the first article in the thread and I think you will see what I'm talking about.  Go HERE to see the thread.     73,   Kelly K7SU

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11/20/07  MVRC Christmas Party
We will be having our annual Christmas Party at the Loon Hing Restaurant on Saturday, December 22nd, at 7 p.m.  Come one..come all..bring a friend, a relative, a spouse, a partner....another ham.  This is a no-host party.  There will be a Chinese buffet, a Mongolian BBQ and you can also order from the menu if you like.  The Loon Hing Restaurant is at 1719 Kimberly Road (formerly the George K's Restaurant.)

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11/18/07  HAM RADIO NEWS from "Amateur Radio Newsline"   CLICK HERE

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11/11/07   OPERATING OFF THE GRID
It is neither difficult nor expensive to operate a ham radio off the grid...or without the benefit of commercial power.  Here is how one local ham did it.  CLICK HERE

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11/10/07  MVRC Meeting
We had a very nice meeting at the Southern Idaho Regional Communications Center on Saturday, Nov. 10th. There were thirteen club members present at the meeting.  Here is a summary of the meeting.

*  The club members voted to increase the yearly club dues to $10 starting January 1, 2008.  Those who had prepaid membership beyond that will be grandfathered.

*  The members voted to continue to continue to strengthen the relationship between the club and SIRCOM and all related emergency coordinators.  The members voted to hold at least 4 meetings per year at SIRCOM and to hold regular emergency drills to keep the skills of the participants at the ready in case of an emergency.  The club maintains a list of local ham radio operators who could assist in emergency communications.  To get on that list, download the ARES/RACES application form HERE.  It is a JPG file and is about 750k in size.  If you can't download it contact Lee Kelly, K6ZVA at leebobk AT cableone dot net for an application form.   

*  To download a copy of the ARES/RACES manual in PDF format, see the DOWNLOAD RACES MANUAL button above under LINKS.  You must have the latest version of Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to open the manual.  Keep in mind the manual is a 6MB file so a fast internet connection will help.  If you don't have a fact connection, contact me and I will get you a copy on CD.  Kelly K7SU
You will also notice that some of the manual is outdated such as the list of local radio amateurs.  That is being updated.  The operational information is still accurate.  If you want to participate in the event of an emergency the information in the manual would be necessary to know.  To download the latest version of  Acrobat Reader DOWNLOAD ACROBAT READER.

*  The club will build and maintain a list of volunteers to help other hams in the area for special projects such as antennas and repairs.  To get on that list email Kelly Klaas..    kelly@K7SU.com

*  The next meeting will be held December 8th at Lizzy's Restaurant, located at 1030  south Lincoln in Jerome.  Coming from Twin Falls take the first exit to Jerome, drive north a couple miles.  Lizzy's is in the same shopping mall as Ridley's Grocery Store and D&B Supply. Time is 10 a.m.   Club President Jay Smith, W7BMS, will give us instructions on how to fill out a radiogram.  You will need to have a hard copy of the ARRL radiogram.  You can CLICK HERE to download a copy. 

*  The annual club Christmas party will be held on Saturday, December 22, at Loon Hing restaurant on Kimberly Road in Twin Falls.  Time is 7 p.m.

73, Kelly   K7SU

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11/7/07 
10 MHz Amateur Radio balloon to cross the Atlantic
Click HERE for details....

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11/5/07
The next regular meeting of the Magic Valley Radio Club will be this Saturday, Nov. 10th.  The meeting will be held at the SIRCOM dispatch center in Jerome.  Some of us will also be meeting at Perkins Restaurant around 8:30 a.m. for breakfast then carpool or caravan over.

11/5/07
The Pocatello Amateur Radio Club is holding a licensing session this Saturday, Nov. 10th for those wishing to get a new license or upgrade.  It will be held at 5018 Rainbow Ln. in Chubbuck.  There will be a $14 fee and applicants must have a copy of their license or certificate and two forms of ID...one of which must be a photo.  For more information contact WQ7I at 208-237-2763.

10/21/07
Are you prepared to operate off-grid in an emergency if commercial power is disrupted for an extended period of time?  CLICK HERE to see my simple and inexpensive setup.  It's not perfect but it will do in an "emergency."   Kelly  K7SU

10/16/07
Lee Kelly, K6ZVA, and his XYL Bobbie, KD7JKC, recently visited the SIRCOM center in Jerome.  Lee said that we could have our next meeting at SIRCOM and that the SIRCOM people would be very happy to have us.  Lee says they have a meeting room there and they may also have room for us to set up a club station.  This is all GREAT news and thanks to Lee and Bobbie for making this initial visit.  So, the next meeting of the Magic Valley Radio Club will be held at SIRCOM on Nov. 10th at 10 a.m.  If you still want to meet for breakfast since that seems to be a very popular event, we could still meet at Perkins around 8:30 a.m. then carpool to SIRCOM for the meeting.  We will check to see if the room is available at that time. 

The pictures below are the meeting room and the SIRCOM tower.  If you don't know how to get there I will have directions posted on here soon.

Thanks again to Lee and Bobbie!     73,  Kelly K7SU

 

10/14/07
At the recent ham club meeting we talked about the required certification needed if hams are to participate in some emergencies that are being handled under the auspices of FEMA.  Doug McFall with the Idaho State Police (N7JHS) said the online certification is easy to do.  So Saturday night I gave it a try.  He's right.  It took me about two hours to go through the online lessons and take the test.  In an effort to have a pool of certified amateur radio operators in times of an emergency, I think it would be great for  as many as are reading this to follow the link below and get the certification. I know....back in the old days we didn't have to do this stuff.  But times are changing and we need to change with them or get left behind. 

After you go through the lessons you will take the final exam of 23 questions.  After you take the exam it will ask you for your name, social security number and other contact information.  AFTER you fill in all the blanks, it is then that you will find out if you passed the exam....not before.  If you pass, you are notified that you will receive your certificate via email.  My certificate was waiting for me in my email the next (Sunday) morning. 

It isn't difficult at all but you do need to read the lessons...you will have no hope of passing the exam without reading the material.  And, the lessons give you a good nutshell view of what the organization structure is like during an emergency operation that you may find yourself participating in.  It's just good stuff to know.

Here's the link to the online certification procedure.  CLICK HERE

Just because you may have the certification in no way obligates you to participate in an emergency but it will allow you to if you want.  The certification is becoming a requirement in many cases for anyone to help...not just radio amateurs.

73 and Good Luck        Kelly   www.K7SU.com

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10/13/07
We had an excellent turnout Saturday for the Magic Valley Radio Club.  We had 20 show up and that is GREAT. 

We also had an excellent discussion on several items.  The discussion on emergency communications was very good and has given us some direction on getting us prepared for any possible emergency  situation where our services may be called upon.  We are looking forward to having a tour of the SIRCOM dispatch center in Jerome and getting us up to speed on where things are and what we do should we be needed.  Please check back here often for updates.  I have a link for Emergency Preparedness training online.  This is training we all need to take if we want to be able to participate in any possible emergency situation.  Click HERE for the homepage for the training.

Joe Yelda, KF7AE, dropped by the meeting.  Joe is with the Wood River ARC.  He gave us an update on the inroads being made in Blaine County with the club working with law enforcement and emergency coordinators.  He said they are planning on conducting some emergency training and ham licensing training in the Hailey area.  Keep checking back here for more on that.

We are in need of someone to take over the Tube Bank from Dunk Layton, KD7JKB.  Dunk has done a great job with it but would like to step down from the very rewarding and high-paying.....well, very reward position of Tube Bank Coordinator.  All you need to do is check the inventory of tubes for any requests and if it's in the bank, ship it to the person.  If interested, email Dunk HERE.

The club Christmas party will be held December 22nd at 7 p.m. at Loon Hing Restaurant on Kimberly Road in Twin Falls.  Please come and be prepared to stay late and have a good time.  Invite a friend!

10/8/07
The next regular meeting of the Magic Valley Radio Club (Twin Falls) will be this Saturday, Oct. 13th, at Perkins Restaurant at 10 a.m.  Bring your appetites and ideas.   73  Kelly, K7SU

10.8.07
Some Drake equipment in the SWAP area.  Check it out.

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10/6/07
I wish to thank the club for their support of what I believe to be the first "Fox Hunt" in the Magic Valley in at least 30 years.
As the recipient of the Icom handheld radio, for finding the "fox" at the event, I wish to thank the club.  My newest handheld dated back to 1992, so this updates me quite a bit in the handheld radio category.  Thanks especially to Kelly Klaas, K7SU, for his efforts at getting the "fox hunt" training and the actual "fox hunt" event going this year.
73,
Lee Bunch
WB7CYO

9/29/07  FOX HUNT RESULTS
The Magic Valley Radio Club held it's long-awaited Fox Hunt today.  Although the weather was not the best we will had two winners.  Lee Bunch, WB7CYO was the first one to find the "rabbit" and won the Icom IC-V8 Sport 2-meter hand held.  Bob Castaneda, KC7QR won the second place prize of the Simple And Fun Antenna's For Hams ARRL book.  Congratulations with all.  It was a fun day.

9/24/07  FOX HUNT
The Magic Valley Radio Club will be holding a FOX HUNT, Saturday, SEPT. 29th at 10 a.m. The frequency for your to receive the FOX will be 146.94.  First prize is a new Icom handheld...second prize is an ARRL antenna book, and third prize is a custom wooden call sign.  The first person to approach the "rabbit", (K7SU) will be deemed the first prize winner and the same applies for second and third prizes.  Any questions can be directed to Kelly, kelly@K7SU.com

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9/24/07  LICENSE/UPGRADE TESTING
The Snake River Chapter, ISRA is holding a testing session Saturday, Sept. 29th, for those wishing to test for a ham license or upgrade.  It will be held at the Minico Middle School, 1805 "H" Street in Rupert.  Testing will begin at 9 a.m. Contact Kevan, KD7IYA for more info.
 

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9/14/07  BURLEY RUPERT SWAP MEET
The Snake River Chapter ISRA is having a Swap Meet on Saturday, September 15, 2007, beginning at 9AM at East Minico Middle School in Rupert, Idaho.  Address is 1805 H Street.  There is an admission cost and a table fee.   For more info Contact: Howard W7WKL 436-0677; Ken KK7QC 678-4360.......

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9/2/07
The next meeting of the Magic Valley Radio Club will be Saturday, Sept. 8th, at 10 a.m. at Perkins Restaurant in Twin Falls.  Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. 

8/20/07 
Pocatello Holding Testing Session Sept. 15th.  Click HERE for more information.
 

8/20/07  BURLEY/RUPERT SWAPMEET
The Snake River Chapter ISRA is having a Swap Meet on Saturday, September 15, 2007, beginning at 9AM at East Minico Middle School in Rupert, Idaho.  Address is 1805 H Street.  There is an admission cost and a table fee.   For more info Contact: Howard W7WKL 436-0677; Ken KK7QC 678-4360.......Kevan, KD7IYA

8/16/07
I am in need of a 8874/3CX400A7 for my 2 meter amplifier. I have one that the filament has opened and needs replacing. Maybe someone out there has one or even a pair that they want to sell. Medical pulls would be fine if someone has some.  I sure wanted to try the new m2 18xxx (36 ft boom) on EME but the tube went out this last weekend while I was working a station in Texas during the meteor shower. If someone has them, they can contact me on my cell phone 731-6599.  Thanks Jim W6OUU